20.500.12556/DKUM-95982 Synergy of beliefs between social-emotional learning and the use of artificial intelligence systems in schools a cluster typology analysis among students Today’s remarkable technological development challenges the teaching profession to develop new approaches to meet student needs for living in a rapidly growing digital society. The functionality of teachers becomes crucial, particularly related to their transversal competencies, such as the competence in using artificial intelligence (AI) systems and competence in developing social-emotional learning (SEL) in students. In this study, we were interested in the synergy between SEL beliefs and attitudes towards AI in teaching from the perspective of students (pre-service teachers). An empirical, quantitative online survey was conducted on 328 university students in pedagogical study programs (80.2% female, Mage=21.55 years). The findings showed that students assessed themselves as more competent in using SEL than AI in teaching. Hierarchical cluster analysis revealed three groups of students related to the SEL and AI synergy, such as “SEL & AI advocates”, “SEL- believers & AI-sceptics”, and “SEL & AI sceptics”. The findings of this study are significant for the understanding that SEL can significantly contribute to innovative thinking about the use of AI in schools and its integration into human lives. pedagogical students social-emotional competencies digital competencies hierarchical cluster analyses pedagoški študentje socialno-emotivne kompetence digitalne kompetence true false true Verlag Dr. Kovač Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-11-18 03:08:36 2026-02-05 13:37:00 2026-02-06 03:21:51 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Str. 145-163 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 37.018:004.8 190858755 190864131 RAZ_Zurc_Joca_2024.pdf RAZ_Zurc_Joca_2024.pdf 1 85F77C13B626858952FA79CF41D28CCF ec8349134b0ad98ab7bb94eba5c9e0795ffb3e2992a941889088491876ec900b 86238bb4-028f-11f1-b31a-00155d00019a https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=203090 https://www.verlagdrkovac.de/open-access/13814/Licardo-Lipovec-Artificial-Intelligence-Literacy-Social-Emotional-Skills-Transversal-Competencies-Education.pdf 0 7e5a3634-c423-11f0-969a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200722 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0